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Climate Risk Management: Experience of Morocco

2.
 In Morocco, agriculture is an important sector for the national economy.
 Its contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ranges from 15 to 20% depending on the
seasons.
 Agriculture (including fishing) is the first sector provider of employment (38% of national
employment and 75% of employment in rural areas).
 The sector plays an important role in terms of food security and sustainable development.
 In Morocco, as in most of the Mediterranean countries, the cereal system (i.e.
cereals/livestock/olive tree) is predominant.
 Climate information is a prerequisite for managing
agricultural climate risks in Morocco.

4.
 Climate services for the agricultural sector are in development since the
beginning of the 1990s in Morocco, thanks to a strong collaboration
between the Min. of Agriculture, the Met. Administration and European
and international research and development institutions, since the
2000s.
 Innovative tools (MOSAICC, CGMS) have been already developed in
Morocco for impact assessment purposes and index-based crop
insurance.

9.
The water balance for the MIROC-ESM (top), CanESM2 (middle)
and MPI-ESM-LR (bottom) for the RCP4.5 (top of each GCM) and
the RCP8.5 (bottom of each GCM) scenarios for the periods 2010-
2040, 2040-2070 and 2070-2100. The data were compared to the
historical data of each GCM. Positive values indicate an increase
in water availability compared to the 1971 – 2000 period, negative
values a decrease.
www.changementclimatique.ma

10.
Comparison of species distribution in
the forest of Maâmora without
disturbance, 2010/2090 (Model
CanESM2)
www.changementclimatique.ma

14.
Conclusion
 There is a need for more collaboration and capacity building, for addressing the wide
scope of climate services needs.
 There is a need for reinforcing the meteorological network to cope with spatial
climate variability in Morocco.
 The Moroccan experience could serve other countries in Africa (Triple A initiative).